Leicester Tigers

Veainu, Thompstone, Tait, Toomua, Brady, Williams, Youngs, Genge, Youngs, Cole, Barrow, Kitchener, Fitzgerald, O'Connor, McCaffrey

Thacker, Mulipola, Bateman, Slater, Evans, Harrison, Burns, Betham

What a team. What a midfield. What a bench!

Kitto didn't grab me today. I thought he had a fairly good game. He's got a crisp pass, and I think, like Harrison, his style fits the way we're setting up to play. His box kicking was on point, too. He was slow to the ruck a couple of times but I think over-enthusiasm saw him get tied up when he d...

Snorbins wrote:Amusing read for a Saturday.

INTERVIEW: Toulon's owner put Jonny Wilkinson on a pedestal

http://dailym.ai/2dBXFZR

It's lucky he's not in politics. We've got enough dangerously unhinged people in that realm already.

I'm 6' and have never met him

Oh and a special mention to Tom Youngs, he seemed back to his best with his aggressive ball carrying and rucking, maybe due to EJ being in the stands? And of course MotM Mike Williams. Indeed. Also, did I dream it or did I hear the commentator say Tom hit 11 out of 11 line-outs? I recall him missin...

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Tigerbeat wrote:Note that the Wasps defence coach was none other than Phil Blake.....formerly at Tigers!

Never did understand why we sacked him?

Wasn't it unscrupulous betting practices that got him fired by Tigers and banned from the game for a short while?

Are we doing McCaffrey an injustice here? He did a pretty good job at 8 last season winning quite a few MoM's for it as well! I think the argument is that he played well as a second 7, rather than a 'typical' 8. Though I don't think I quite what a 'typical' 8 is meant to look like, not least as the...

Yes since Julian Salvi left we don't seem to have replaced him with someone who is a past master at retrieving the ball in the tackle or in the loose. You're kidding. O'Connor has demonstrated the potential to be a top 7. Okay, he's had struggles with injury and tiredness but that's by the by. With...

Is that turf I can spot in front of the Crumbie - or green tarpaulin?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36965975 A spokesman for the Commedia dell'arte said 'We 'av ze Harlequins firmly in our sights' Presumably the Roman Catholic Church will descend on Northampton shortly too ?? Irrespective of whether or not you agree with Dr Herrmann, you can't honestly e...

Working with the Atlanta Falcons! http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/686166/Stuart-Lancaster-handed-defence-coach-role-Atlanta-Falcons-Rugby-Union-return-News-Gossip Certainly not Cleary, Ackford and all the rest of the hacks. Honourable mention for Barnes for seeing through him from the out...

Skin_and_Muscle Which ones? No disrespect meant as everyone has their own view but if it's needed spelling out then there is little point in doing so. Not really. You seem to be pinning a degree of blame on Toomua for having the nerve to be a top Australian player and the club for breeding disconte...

Whereas the new home kit looks very promising with H&B as new sponsors.

The Boy Dave wrote: The big names are no less important but it was the big name individuals who ruined last season IMO.

Which ones?

Last season we saw some potential, particularly in the first Stade home game and the Munster away game, where the pack was immensely physical and competitive, and no doubt the presence of Williams and O'Connor, who were sorely missed later in the season, made a big difference. You're spot on. I thi...